How to break Excel Workbook Password Protection without software (On Mac)

Following on from Jie Jenn's Tutorial on how to get around the password protections on Windows using WinRar.
I show you how to get around password protection on Mac and how it may differ from the Windows method.

[@Tomas737NG]

Hi Daniel, following your step, but I cannot get through the “unzip“ step in the Terminal. It says this: End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
note: RodF.zip may be a plain executable, not an archive
unzip: cannot find zipfile directory in one of RodF.zip or
RodF.zip.zip, and cannot find RodF.zip.ZIP, period.
Advise?

[@mattybarb]

This worked for me! Running Mac OS 14.2.1. Wasted money on a terrible program before I saw this video. Also, this option is FASTER and FREE!

[@danieldunn6329]

Great to hear sorry I couldn't have saved you the money first!

[@ojasshrivastava9931]

Great Video!! Solved my problem in few mins. Kudos to the creator of the video

[@nolunditiya9332]

I can't see the next text after the excel example. Is it 1s/

[@seanalexander3335]

Wow this was so much easier to do than on windows. Granted it took a while as doing sheet by sheet but it works a treat.
Thanks for the info 👍

[@nolunditiya9332]

I can't see the next text after the excel example. Is it 1s/

[@apartmentinvestingsociety]

This was great I was trying to see how to do it for Mac straight to the point

[@reallifelegend4781]

I only got this message:
Archive: Journal.zip
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip: cannot find zipfile directory in one of Journal.zip or
Journal.zip.zip, and cannot find Journal.zip.ZIP, period.

[@loccc88]

I ran into the exact same problem. Could you figure it out?

[@reallifelegend4781]

@@loccc88 No. Still hoping for a solution.

[@wouldyou11]

@reallifelegend Any luck with finding a solution here?

[@BA-li5ur]

I'm having the same issue.

[@linhmeiji]

thank you so much for great and detailed guidance

[@Jack-ig7jx]

any updates for how to do this these days?

[@Yunqsam]

Thank you, this is very helpful

[@siegercreations]

Great Video. Thanks a lot. It worked like a charm.

[@Elfin4]

Im not good at computers so couldn't follow this. My terminal command couldn't find the zip file

[@tixhonjm]

Thank you - excellent tuto and guidance

[@kmldonline]

Works perfectly!
👏👏👏👏

[@nolunditiya9332]

I can't see the next text after the excel example. Is it 1s/

[@theultimatesmile3615]

Its not working on my end, i need help in this, hope you can help with this

[@RajnishKumar-pi7hx]

Thanks, it works well.

[@jackbartrem]

This doesn't work for me.

[@mariobaq117]

This doesn't work anymore

[@leahpolo-kennedy2698]

Does not work not getting the directory in Terminal

[@basileb.5729]

A BIG THANK YOU!

[@hamadaeri4714]

After zip. and put words. My mac coldn't find the file...

[@danielchristensen6926]

Same for me

[@farhannasir2227]

@@danielchristensen6926 can you help me to open my excel file? it is so nice of u of you can help

[@danielchristensen6926]

@@farhannasir2227 Sorry mate, I still don't know how to do it 😅

[@farhannasir2227]

@@danielchristensen6926 its ok. thanks for reply

[@wouldyou11]

@@danielchristensen6926 any luck with a solution here?

[@vdotrailers]

how to unlock my word file on macbook air?

[@emillomborg4192]

Terminal commands do not work

[@khensanepaulo]

Thankiuuuuuu

[@marcelsms8379]

Hey could I send you a file to unlock

[@danieldunn6329]

Absolutely not, that's a very big security risk.

[@chris4duch]

Can’t read terminal text. So pointless